We’ve been doing some performance testing of Derby, and we
discovered something that I suspect many you out there may not be
aware of. I know it caught some of us by surprise, and we’re
dealing with databases all the time.
First of all, let’s talk about your data. I think most of
you agree that when you store your data in a transactional database,
you expect it will meet the...
My friend has a story of how he was sitting on his deck with a
beer, and he noticed a little bit of wood flaking off of a post. He
got up and picked at it, and it was clear it was dry-rot. He took a
screwdriver and started working it, and it went deeper and deeper.
So, being a handyman, he decided to replace the post. But then he
discovered that the leak had affected his foundation, and he...
